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Originally Posted by thaskalos
Like you, I too march to my own drummer...and -- as have you -- have come to the realization that there is no real purpose to our endless debate here. We believe what we believe...and only direct experience of the most intimate kind can bring about a radical ideological change within us.
Speaking for myself...I believe that no individual religion holds a monopoly on the "Truth"...and that a pure heart can get to the "promised land" through a variety of different pathways. And I decry violence, wherever I see it...because I believe that we are all, first and foremost...CITIZENS OF THE WORLD. Compassion has no boundaries...IMO.
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Just like Jesus marched to his own drumbeat, too, eh? Just remember: It will be your own lust for autonomy and self-authority that will land you in a very bad place. You will be in a place loaded with untold numbers of like-minded people -- all who were looking to be their own boss in this life, also. If you stop to ponder the implications of this, you would shudder at the very thought of being in that kind of place.
